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Bad news - cilantro
On 8/2/2015 3:30 PM, cshenk wrote:
> sf wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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>> On Sat, 01 Aug 2015 19:02:57 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
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>>> sf wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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>>>> On Sat, 01 Aug 2015 16:35:02 -0600, Janet B >
>>>> wrote:
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>>>>> On Sat, 1 Aug 2015 20:09:32 +0100, "Ophelia"
>>>>> > wrote:
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>>>>>> "S Viemeister" > wrote in message
>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>> On 8/1/2015 2:11 PM, Janet B wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Sat, 1 Aug 2015 17:29:53 +0100, Janet >
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> In article >,
>>>>> says...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> sf wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>> Gary wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> Really? Interesting. I always though worldwide was:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> - herb the spice was pronounced erb
>>>>>>>>>>>> - herb the name was pronounced herb.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> The Brits don't prescribe to that.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Those barbarians! ;-D
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> At least we know how not to use "prescribe "
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Janet UK
>>>>>>>> perhaps 'ascribe'?
>>>>>>>> Janet US
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Subscribe.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 
>>>>> I don't know. Look back at the original statement. I am
>>>>> unsure of ascribe vs. subscribe.
>>>>> Janet US
>>>>
>>>> No. Prescribe as in prescription. A blind following of their
>>>> subset of rules.
>>>
>>> Ascribe in American english is the right one for the meaning.
>>> Means to 'follow a path'. Subscribe in US english indicates a
>>> stronger affiliation to the point on no other view allowed.
>>>
>>> Grin, subscribe is more a shoot to kill level term than was
>>> intended.
>>>
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>> I meant prescribe as in prescribed rules. Janet needs to educate
>> herself before she gets snotty with me.
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> Ok, I can get that. What i don;t get is a UK person calling your
> education less than adequate because they don't get american usage of a
> word differs.
>
> Carol
>
Limey elitism, fairly standard stuff.
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